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the train was headed from chicago to mexico. keep they're on fox 5 for continuing coverage of the storm. you can track the coverage 24/7 with the fox 5 weather app. download it on your droid, iphone or ipad. >>> a mess on metro tonight, the evening rush crowd ran into severe delays after power problems left swarms of people stranded. some passengers walked through a tunnel trying to get out. the pictures all over social media tonight. this is inside the navy yard metro station standing room only on that platform and look at this photo outside that same station around the same time. the problems caused backups at the anacostia stop as well. fox 5's karen gray houston is sorting through the whole thing tonight. >> reporter: hey, brian, it was a crazy confused situation with a lot of frightened passengers. we're live across from the anacostia metro rail station because many of those angry green line riders figured out that they could get off the train, walk through the tunnel and they came out up here. [ sirens ] >> reporter: d.c.
the train was headed from chicago to mexico. keep they're on fox 5 for continuing coverage of the storm. you can track the coverage 24/7 with the fox 5 weather app. download it on your droid, iphone or ipad. >>> a mess on metro tonight, the evening rush crowd ran into severe delays after power problems left swarms of people stranded. some passengers walked through a tunnel trying to get out. the pictures all over social media tonight. this is inside the navy yard metro station standing...
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it's a fast moving system centered over the dakotas, the snow toward minneapolis streaking toward chicago. it's making its way toward d.c. it's going to be real fast. i'm thinking we'll only see about three to six hours worth of snow, but round 2 will come in the afternoon, no problems for the morning rush hour, although boy, is it cold. we'll show you temperatures in a moment. this will develop friday afternoon probably after 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. it will be very fine dry snow, the kind of fairy dust we had last night, glut could be slick spots as this comes -- but there could be slick spots as this comes down during rush hour. maybe another small accumulation of very dry fluffy snow, but with these temperatures as cold as they are we have to expect this will stick to all untreated surfaces. right now no winter weather advisories. there are winter storm warnings for the mountains where lake effect snow could deposit 8 to 10 inches and we have some advisories on eastern shore. we'll talk more about the possibility of an advisory and i'll let you know how much snow i think we're g
it's a fast moving system centered over the dakotas, the snow toward minneapolis streaking toward chicago. it's making its way toward d.c. it's going to be real fast. i'm thinking we'll only see about three to six hours worth of snow, but round 2 will come in the afternoon, no problems for the morning rush hour, although boy, is it cold. we'll show you temperatures in a moment. this will develop friday afternoon probably after 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. it will be very fine dry snow, the...
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in chicago, firefighters say frigid temperatures made a massive fire at a warehouse more difficult to handle last night. this woman in minnesota suffering frostbite after running out of gasoline on the highway. >> before we got here, i just started crying. i couldn't bend my toes. >> homeless people have been flocking to shelters. >> suffering severe injuries. >> the cold front now is moving into the northeast. the national weather service issuing windchill warnings across upstate new york and northern new england. temperatures in the double digits, but the windchill makes it feel like 5 below. >> i have five layers on. so yeah, this wind is incredible. so we just layer it up. put everything on we could and stay do our best to stay warm. >> if you have any chronic medical condition, especially if you are old, especially if you have small vessel disease that if you go outside, you have to protect the vital areas of your body, like your nose, your ears, your fingers. >> extreme cold is expected to continue into the weekend. in chicago, steve brown, fox news. >>> coming up next, he often
in chicago, firefighters say frigid temperatures made a massive fire at a warehouse more difficult to handle last night. this woman in minnesota suffering frostbite after running out of gasoline on the highway. >> before we got here, i just started crying. i couldn't bend my toes. >> homeless people have been flocking to shelters. >> suffering severe injuries. >> the cold front now is moving into the northeast. the national weather service issuing windchill warnings...
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it's just been such a transformation. >> reporter: downsize fitness has locations in dallas and chicago. hundreds of members with plans to open in more cities this year. the price is comparable to other monthly gym memberships and also includes access to a trainer, a health coach to change maybe eating habits, even support groups for people who are struggling and the big question everyone seems to have, what happens when it works? >> whenever a member does reach their 50-pound goal whether it's from losing 200, 100 pounds, whatever they have to lose to get to their goal they can remain a member as long as they want because it's really about building the community. >> reporter: clearly this is the time when fitness
it's just been such a transformation. >> reporter: downsize fitness has locations in dallas and chicago. hundreds of members with plans to open in more cities this year. the price is comparable to other monthly gym memberships and also includes access to a trainer, a health coach to change maybe eating habits, even support groups for people who are struggling and the big question everyone seems to have, what happens when it works? >> whenever a member does reach their 50-pound goal...
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. >> we met families from chicago and even texas. it helps kids experience a taste of history firsthand. >> we were learning about the different branches. >> they understand now. they see and feel what it means to be a part of things. >> they included the kids, they are our future. you know, the future is in their hands. >> some of those parents just over the moon to be able to bring their children to the event. the concert streamed live over the internet and a touching moment during the show. a group of american children who currently live at a naval air station in italy traveled to d.c. for the inauguration. they led the pledge of allegiance and mrs. obama pulled up a live feed to their parents in italy. maurine. >> lauren, thank you for that wonderful story. you know this whirlwind weekend began with the national day of service. president obama wants americans to take time out to volunteer, to give back. mr. obama and the first lady spent the morning visiting burrville elementary school. they helped by building a book shelf and ta
. >> we met families from chicago and even texas. it helps kids experience a taste of history firsthand. >> we were learning about the different branches. >> they understand now. they see and feel what it means to be a part of things. >> they included the kids, they are our future. you know, the future is in their hands. >> some of those parents just over the moon to be able to bring their children to the event. the concert streamed live over the internet and a...
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louis impressed the judges in tonight's american idol show, one of dozens of singers that tried out in chicago. it was apparent from the beginning of this show the fighting between mariah carey and nicki minaj began in their very first city and it's only gotten worse. fox's adam housley has more. >> you guys are from new york? >> we can have accessories? i didn't know that was allowed. that's the last thing i'm going to say much. >> reporter: it didn't take long for new american idol judges mariah carey and nicki minaj to mix things up. the friction between the two was obvious during wednesday's season premier. >> i have to strangle one of the divas on the panel, but i won't tell you who. >> i can barely remember the auditions last night. none of them were big standouts. only one of them was shown in full and the rest were mariah and nicki straight off the bat feuding over the contestants. >> reporter: the show was taped last september in new york city and was the first time the new judges worked together. several weeks later tmz released video of a heated audio that took place during the char
louis impressed the judges in tonight's american idol show, one of dozens of singers that tried out in chicago. it was apparent from the beginning of this show the fighting between mariah carey and nicki minaj began in their very first city and it's only gotten worse. fox's adam housley has more. >> you guys are from new york? >> we can have accessories? i didn't know that was allowed. that's the last thing i'm going to say much. >> reporter: it didn't take long for new...
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. >> we had some people came in last night late and they're like we're here from chicago for the inauguration. let's party. so it's starting. >> reporter: this is the first stop on an action packed cross- country odyssey for george nawatha from san jose, california, who is looking forward to the public swearing in ceremony monday. >> i couldn't miss it this time because this was a great opportunity for it to come around again. so i couldn't miss it for anything. >> reporter: these two friends met while working on president obama's campaign four years ago and reunited in d.c. at hamilton's bar and restaurant for the start of a within of celebrating. >> i was here last time and it was imagine cal. >> reporter: those women worked on the president's reelection campaign, too, so now kristen can get a taste of the inauguration excitement, too. >> it was the atmosphere that everyone really loved and it was contagious and just the energy and excitement and i really want to experience that. >> reporter: at hamilton's nearly the entire staff will be on hand the next four days to accommodate the inaugur
. >> we had some people came in last night late and they're like we're here from chicago for the inauguration. let's party. so it's starting. >> reporter: this is the first stop on an action packed cross- country odyssey for george nawatha from san jose, california, who is looking forward to the public swearing in ceremony monday. >> i couldn't miss it this time because this was a great opportunity for it to come around again. so i couldn't miss it for anything. >>...
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chicago ending 2012 with more than 500 murders. the number of people killed the year before was 441. >> look, it's real simple. we've got to get the guns out of the street and values in their heart. it's not more complicated than that. >> reporter: more than 8 million people live in new york city's five burroughs and with 1800 homicides as of monday, it marks the lowest number of murders since 1963. >> one crime is one crime too many and one murder is one murder too many. >> reporter: the city of detroit has -- 308 murders were recorded in the city. philadelphia saw 329 murders as of monday. overall crime fell in los angeles for a 10th straight year. that city with a population of nearly 4 million registering around 300 murders. houston police reporting 216 homicides as of monday. police in new orleans had investigated 193 murders for the year. president obama promising new gun control legislation. >> each one of these americans was a victim of the everyday gun violence that takes the lives of more than 10,000 americans every year,
chicago ending 2012 with more than 500 murders. the number of people killed the year before was 441. >> look, it's real simple. we've got to get the guns out of the street and values in their heart. it's not more complicated than that. >> reporter: more than 8 million people live in new york city's five burroughs and with 1800 homicides as of monday, it marks the lowest number of murders since 1963. >> one crime is one crime too many and one murder is one murder too many....